> Ccutler0 wrote:
> > > ..., and why BNSF's stock
> > > consistently outperforms UP's stock.
>
> > How do you figure that? I own stock in both for over three years now
> > and my account shows UP has far outperformed BNSF in both value and > > dividends.
>
> How do YOU figure that? BNSF has outperformed UP by about 2:1 over the past
> three years.
>
: BNSF (NYSE:BNI) : Price on April 9, 2001 = $29.10 per share : Price on April 8, 2004 = $32.21 per share : Dividends = 9 X $0.12 + 3 X $0.15 = $1.53 : Change in value = $3.11 + $1.53 = 5.3% + 10.7% = 15.9% : : UP (NYSE:UNP) : Price on April 9, 2001 = $55.01 per share : Price on April 8, 2004 = $57.05 per share : Dividends = 6 X $0.20 + 3 X $0.23 + 2 x $0.30 = $2.49 : Change in value = $2.04 + $2.49 = 3.7% + 4.5% = 8.2% If you had bought then: 4/9/04 2/3/06 UNP 57.05 85.67 +50% BNI 32.21 78.75 +144%
NSC was in the low $20's now it's at $49+.
I regret buying only 100 shares each. Paul